John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to ask for your direction believing that this Motion that is before us is unconstitutional. I contend that this Motion is unconstitutional because if you go to the Constitution and the Minister has quoted, “preparing this Vote on Account in accordance with Article 222”, that Article envisages or presupposes that Article 222(1) is complied with. So, if you read Article 222(1), it says:- “If the Appropriation Act for a financial year has not been---“ view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I stated earlier, this Motion is moved on the basis of Article 222 of the Constitution which provides that there is a possibility that the financial year can come to an end before the Appropriation Act is passed or assented to. In the old order which we have left, it was proper and appropriate to bring the Vote on Account even before the Revenue and Expenditure Estimates are approved. But right now, it should be understood that it is the responsibility of Parliament to have the final say in ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know why the Government is contesting this. That should be rounded down because it is not more than--- With your permission please, I ask that the point of order that I raised be understood. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has done well in amending the figure in the Motion on the totals on page 2505. But there is one line, Ministry of Fisheries Development, which has caused that. The figure should have ended with 87, but that has not been amended. Could he amend that? view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, initially I wanted to oppose this Motion. However, looking at the wider interests of this country, I beg to support it very reluctantly. The first issue I raised is with regard to the constitutionality. I want the Government to listen and understand that the budgeting making has shifted from the Executive to Parliament. That is the Constitution that we passed. Therefore, the Budget Estimates need approval by this House before we allow even one cent to be spent. We can wait for the Appropriation Bill, yes, but we cannot spend before the Budget Estimates are ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you remember, I sought for a Ministerial Statement in this House from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to discrepancies under various revenue heads. The Government, up to now, has failed to offer an explanation to this country on why the Treasury has been giving conflicting figures to this House. I just want to refresh the minds of Members of this House that this same Government brings two different sets of account for the same revenue head. This issue has not been addressed. Therefore, I find it a bit difficult to ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am just about to finalize because I am mindful of other people’s welfare and rights to speak as well. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my final comments is that we have spoken about this before. There is no rational in the Treasury always bringing to us 50 per cent of every line. What is the justification? We keep on repeating this. Minister, when you are seeking approval for Vote on Account, please, explain to us, why, for example, the National Intelligence Security Services (NSIS) needs Kshs6 billion. We just gave them Kshs5 billion the other day. Why do they need Kshs6 billion now? Why can it not wait? If there is some urgent payment to be made like maybe ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Otherwise, as I said, I reluctantly support this Motion. view